The more technology advances, the more enterprises discover they find it hard to absorb what the new technology means to their operations. Solution Centers are meant to address this issue. I spoke to Robert Enrique, head of EMC's Global Solution Center operations for Asia Pacific, to discuss the positioning of this new EMC initiative.

According to a Wall Street Journal story, Google received U.S. government approval to buy and sell power like a utility company. Given that power is what drives data centers worldwide, is this a prelude to companies buying their energy requirements from Google?

When Oracle announced the Exadata 1 over a year ago, it drew little interest from media. But following the acquisition of Sun by Oracle and the launched of Exadata 2, now the numbers are starting to look interesting. So much so that IBM launched a new solution aimed squarely at Oracle's Exadata.

When Larry Ellison and company announced their storage strategy on Jan 27, it started to become clear that not everyone in the former Sun storage product portfolio will survive. To be sure, nothing is set in stone as yet but if you read Oracle's storage roadmap, you can see the cracks forming right under the OEM suppliers of Sun storage.

The Sun Microsystems implosion into Oracle is finally getting the push it needs. EU regulators have given their nod to the deal so Oracle head honchos will be meeting in days to iron out the new battle plan. It would be interesting to see what remains and what goes. Here are my few thoughts plus excerpt from the former heads at Sun.

IDC predicts that 2010 will see more consolidation via M&A with IBM buying Juniper Networks. This will further add fuel to the long running rumors of Cisco buying EMC. Is there anything new in all this?

Brocade is rumored to be looking for a buyer. Yes, its not Brocade being serenaded by another vendor. Its Brocade quietly putting out its feelers for a potential buyer. What will this mean to the thousands of Brocade customers out there in Asia? For sure, Cisco sales people are having a field day!

Dell just announced its acquisition of Perot Systems. This signals Dell's more serious entry into the services arena.